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With the recent cold snap here in the DC area, I was practically electrocuting myself every time I touched my tone arm. The house humidifier clearly wasn't doing its job, so I bought a small Bionaire unit which not only fixed the problem but SEEMS to have cleaned up the sound a little. Unlike others here, I don't really trust my ears about things like this and wonder if others have had same/similar experiences. Also are there any downsides (assuming I don't put enough moisture in the air to do something nasty to my components. Appreciate any comments. Thanks.
Follow Ups:
I observed recently (in Falls Church, Va.) that hosing down the carpet in listening room with several blasts of Cling Free brand anti-static spray seems to improve the sound noticably.
I was talking to Dave AIken just last night about the effects of humidity.
Here in Queensland we are having record highs.
In Brisbane where DAve lives, it was an official 39C on xmas day, while here, which is 100km neaer the equator(!) one day my digital thermometer burnt out at 51.5C/125F and that was not with the sun straight on it!
WE both feel the sound getas worse throughout the day as the heat and humidity build up.
I have resorted to turning the systemn off for periods as my valve equipment was heating to levels where I couldn't leave my hand on it.
Of course we can't isolate one from the other nor do a/b comparisons!!
Maybe I should be listening in the freezer and combine it with a little diy "cryo" treatment!
Yeas, but we are not talking about humidity above 60-70%, at best you can get the relative humidity indoors to about 40% without getting the windows to condensate.... in very dry cold weather, it's tough to raise the humidity significantly.I live in Southern California...inland about 35 miles and the humidity with the furnace on can be as low as 20%!!! ouch !! the sound is markedly better when the whole house humidifier crnks the humidity to about 40% (outside it may be 30F).... the sound is better and no static!
-Sam
Yes, that's right - 87%. Levels over 60% are normal at this season in this location and levels over 90% are not unknown.This is what is euphemistically known as "uncomfortable weather" :-)
Strangely, the hottest temperatures I've experienced in Australia were in Melbourne which is almost as far south as you can go on the mainland. The heat there comes from a dry northerly wind blowing across the inland plains and relative humidity is extremely low while temperatures go into the 110 degrees fahrenheit plus range. That's much easier to handle than our temperatures which tend to peak about 10 degrees fahrenheit lower but with incredibly high humidity.
David Aiken
Any change we make, we expect to lead to some
result. So changing temperature or humidity
we will try to hear something different.
If yourself are hot or cold to the extrems,
then you are not comfortable, and all your
experiences by your senses will be changed
to the worse.
Suppose I sit in the snow and ice outside
with too little clothing on. Would I be able
to enjoy music while freezing.Our conception of surroundings is not limited
to just hearing. But it is the sum of input
through ALL OUR SENSORS!
It adds up in a feeling: good-bad, better worse.And when we've made a change, the expectation
is added to our experience, and will effect
our total perception.
Any change we make, we expect to lead to some
result. So changing temperature or humidity
we will try to hear something different.
If yourself are hot or cold to the extrems,
then you are not comfortable, and all your
experiences by your senses will be changed
to the worse.
Suppose I sit in the snow and ice outside
with too little clothing on. Would I be able
to enjoy music while freezing.
Our conception of surroundings is not limited
to just hearing. But it is the sum of input
through ALL OUR SENSORS!
It adds up in a feeling: good-bad, better worse.And when we've made a change, the expectation
is added to our experience, and will effect
our total perception.Absolutely. Though it should also be pointed out (and I'm not saying you intended otherwise) that temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, etc. also have have their acoustical effects.
se
hope Brisbane and Queensland are not too close to Sidney, as smoke is probably not an audiophile approved tweak (yet)...hahah
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